A story of an unexpected encounter, as two people piece together eight years of missing out on each other's life. Within eight hours of going through their memories, they re-tell the same and yet different story. Placed between Austria, Slovenia and Israel, between belonging and saying goodbye. A tribute to Vienna's special corners and timelines.

Hushed Retribution Born into New York's most notorious Mafia family, Sofie Jackson dreams of a different life. Defying her father's criminal plans and abusive control, she escapes to California, adopting a new identity as Sofie Johnson. Determined to bring justice to her family's victims, Sofie joins the police force, working secretly with the FBI and the president to dismantle the Jackson empire. As she fights to expose the truth, she finds unexpected love with fellow officer John Williams. But danger looms from the sinister Christian Jackson and the jealous Mary, a former classmate turned enemy. "Hushed Retribution" is a thrilling tale of courage, love, and the relentless pursuit of justice. Will Sofie overcome her past, or will the shadows of her bloodline consume her?

"Scarcely could words describe the rediscovery of something once familiar. This feeling shook Manolis heart: the instant realisation of a necessity deemed trifling only a second ago. Manolis wholeheartedly felt he had found the single missing piece of his happiness mosaic. He raised his glass to his new old-life and to many more mizithropites he was finally to taste there, at home. " Roll up your sleeves and dive into the world of flavour! 8 1/2 Cups of Happiness is a palimpsest of tastes and emotion, where the past meets the present in an everlasting dance of senses and memories. This book is a mosaic consisting of stories from people all over Europe, fabling the past through an array of impressions, sentiments and... food!

FaceTime meetings with a Holocaust survivor during the pandemic. A very touching reunion, a centennial birthday and final farewell. What remains are precious memories captured in this book and the friendship with Denise, Kim and Wayne and their families.

SHE IS THE REASON WHY HIS SIMPLE LIFE WAS DRASTICALLY CHANGED INTO SOMETHING DIFFICULT. SHE IS ALSO THE REASON HIS HEART KEEPS BEATING EVERY SINGLE DAY. Grace has only once been in love with one person in her eighteen years of life. That person was Blake Torres. A guy she had met many years ago on a vacation in San Marino. A guy from whom she suddenly became separated due to a strange and tragic accident. Eight years later, her family is on the way to this beautiful spot in Italy again to spend another vacation with his family. Same place, same time, same people. But are they really still the same people they used to be eight years ago? And why does it feel like a lot of things are being kept secret from her now?

This book consists of a group of small stories that talk about situations that touched my heart, so you will not only read a group of stories, but you will read my heart that I poured on paper Human attitudes that bring us all together, regardless of our differences, nationalities, races, and the languages we speak. Human feelings are noble and common to all human beings.

Lie down on the bed. Cover yourself with a cool heavy blanket. Place your arms loosely along the body. Take a deep breath; then exhale, relaxing your chest. You are ready to fall asleep. It's only up to your unconscious, what you are going to have a dream about. A sweet-sweet dream or a dreadful unsettling nightmare? Sleep tight! Don't let the bedbugs bite.